International Centre for Theoretical Sciences Courses

Asymmetry in Dynamics

Explore symmetries in dynamical systems and progress on Smale's conjecture about generic smooth systems having only trivial symmetries. Delve into complex analytic, Hamiltonian, and smooth dynamics.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Branching Random Walks - Two Conjectures and a Theorem by Parthanil Roy

Explore branching random walks, their applications, and long-term behavior. Delve into conjectures and theorems with mathematician Parthanil Roy in this engaging lecture on probability theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Breakthrough Science - Hybrid

Explore machine learning's impact on scientific challenges through an industry-academia consortium, fostering collaboration between TIFR centers and ML experts to tackle significant disciplinary problems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

On Brumer-Stark Units and Hilbert’s 12th Problem by Mahesh Kakde and Samit Dasgupta

Explore Brumer-Stark units and Hilbert's 12th Problem in this advanced number theory lecture, covering Stickelberger's theorem, class field theory, and recent developments in algebraic number theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Conservation Genomics by Nancy Chen

Explore genomic techniques for species conservation, including demographic modeling, heritability analysis, and genetic rescue strategies, to address biodiversity loss and extinction risks in the Anthropocene.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Population-Genetic Environment - Lecture 1

Explore population genetics theory, covering genetic drift, mutation rates, and recombination. Gain insights into evolutionary processes and their impact on population dynamics across different organisms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Generalized Hydrodynamics of the Hyperbolic Calogero-Moser Model by Herbert Spohn

Explores generalized hydrodynamics of the hyperbolic Calogero-Moser model, covering 1D classical fluids, conservation laws, scattering shifts, and hydrodynamic equations. Includes discussion on Toda fluids and rational models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

To Paint the Lily, Mathematically by L Mahadevan

Explore the mathematical beauty of nature with L Mahadevan as he uncovers the hidden patterns in everyday phenomena, blending biology, physics, and mathematics to reveal the sublime in the mundane.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Stochastic Modeling in Evolution - Lecture 1

Explore stochastic modeling in evolution, covering heritability, Mendel's experiments, neutral evolution, random genetic drift, and fixation probability through lectures and experiments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tutorial for Juan Maldacena Lectures by Yiming Chen

Comprehensive tutorial on advanced topics in theoretical physics, including the Unruh effect, black hole information paradox, and quantum field theory in curved spacetime. Covers key concepts and calculations for graduate-level researchers.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Aspects of Black Holes - Lecture 3

Explore quantum aspects of black holes, including traversable wormholes, quantum teleportation, and the Hayden-Preskill problem. Delve into chaotic systems, random matrices, and gravity solutions for the ramp.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Entanglement in QFT and Quantum Gravity - Lecture 2

Explores entanglement in quantum field theory and quantum gravity, covering path integrals, entropy, gravitational effects, and AdS/CFT correspondence. Discusses semiclassical approximations and saddle points.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Aspects of Black Holes - Lecture 2

Explores quantum aspects of black holes, covering Schwarzschild solutions, ER=EPR, AMPS paradox, 2D gravity models, chaos in quantum systems, and the connection between black holes and quantum information theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

QFT/CFT in Condensed Matter Physics - Lecture 1

Explore quantum field theory and conformal field theory applications in condensed matter physics, covering non-relativistic systems, scattering, dimensional analysis, and renormalization group concepts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Aspects of Black Holes - Lecture 1

Explore quantum aspects of black holes, including entropy, Hawking radiation, and the information paradox. Delve into recent developments in understanding black hole thermodynamics and its implications for quantum gravity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video